inevitably

/ɪˈnɛvɪtəbli/adverb

inevitably is spelled I-N-E-V-I-T-A-B-L-Y: 10 letters and 5 syllables. It appears 7.9 times per million words in written English, the 8,266th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, inevitably means “In a manner that is impossible to avoid or prevent” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).

How many letters and syllables are in inevitably?

Letters	10: I-N-E-V-I-T-A-B-L-Y
Syllables	5 (from its American pronunciation)
In writing	7.9 times per million words; the 8,266th most frequent word form
Wrong spellings searched	none measured in search

Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

How common is inevitably?

Inevitably appears 7.9 times per million words in written English, the 8,266th most frequent word form in the list.

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Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

How do you pronounce inevitably?

US /ɪˈnɛvɪtəbli/
US /ɪˈnɛvətəbli/

Inevitably has 5 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-inevitably.ogg, En-au-inevitably.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).

What does inevitably mean?

The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).

adverb

1
In a manner that is impossible to avoid or prevent.
Inevitably, all creatures eventually die.
2
As usual; predictably; as expected.
Inevitably, the next-door neighbour began to mow his lawn just as she lays down her head after a long night shift.

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).

Inevitably in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese

Language	Words
French	inévitablement (in a manner that this impossible to avoid)
German	zwangsläufig (in a manner that this impossible to avoid), erwartbarerweise (as usual)
Portuguese	inevitavelmente (in a manner that this impossible to avoid)
Spanish	inevitablemente, indefectiblemente (in a manner that this impossible to avoid)

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.

Where does inevitably come from?

From inevitable + -ly.